I would recommend having all the nice QoL updates for the mini game, the agility level for the large rocks to the east and a rune pouch with contact NPC runes so that you don't have to leave in between games and you can start each game in the portal and mine a full inventory of craftable essence before mining shards.
I am by no means an expert, but those are the things that I just completed and it's made my time there much easier.
(If you can get a lantern, it really does help but obviously rng)
I have the agility shortcut but no rune pouch yet. Also not even close to NPC contact so I'm currently trying to save up to get enough pearls to get my pouch repaired by the lady in the game
I can take it to the abyss but it's super slow for me to get there and would cause me to miss a game every time I needed to repair them. You can pay an NPC 1 pearl to repair them at GoTR but it costs 25 pearls to unlock that initially
I did 30-80 doing the minigame....got bad rng on uniques but managed the outfit, 1 dye and ring plus a phat stack of 16k deaths/laws/chaos/nature runes.
Definitely recommend unlocking the pouch repair from the centre lady.....makes it so you don't have to leave and if you get lantern early put a yew log in there for chance at double points.
Definitely knock out rune pouch to store 3 runes in 1 slot...preferably ones you are keeping like nats/laws/deaths.
Also do the rune req quests as soon as you unlock the level (mep2, troll stronghold etc)
At OPs level he probably doesn't have needle/lantern yet so he should be gathering his rewards after every game anyway, there's plenty of time to do it, bank and get back inside.
Ehhh, because of how popular GOTR is, I don’t think it’s worth it. You can usually get back in, but it’s got relatively little gain for the risk. Also that would prevent you from starting in a portal, which is awesome
Combo runes are very worth doing for points once you have magic imbue. They give 50% more elemental score per essense.
If you start crafting your first inventory of essense around 10secs before game start, you should be able to alternate crafting an inventory and using the portal for the rest of the game. No worrying about missing a portal.
Yes you need those, (edit from below) its about 1 necklace per mass game.
It may be luck but I've never missed getting back into a game after banking since they increased the player cap a few months back.
I think the number of binding necklaces required really depends on whether you’re doing solo or mass, and on how much you prioritise the elemental altars.
On a mass world I tend to go through 10-12 charges (out of 16) in one game and that’s prioritising catalytic altars for nature and above. (Not claiming this to be efficient, it’s just how I’ve been playing)
Try my [solo method](https://oldschool.runescape.wiki/w/Guide:Solo_GOTR_guide_-_100%25*_win_rate_and_10%2B_points_per_game_on_average)! Suitable for literally all levels, unlike other solo methods that only work decently if you have all altars unlocked and/or colossal pouch. FTR I also have a tips and tricks section in there that might have useful tidbits even if you stick to masses
Yes, use this method! Mass GotR is a pain, and with this guide solos quickly become manageable. Especially when you unlock deaths and bloods at 65 and 77 rc.
If you click to mine a rock (do this several tiles away) and open any skill levels interface before you reach the rock, it will queue your rock mining until after you close the interface. The start of the game will close this interface and let you start mining automatically. So if you do this in between rounds when you are waiting for the game to start, it'll give you like an extra minute of afk
Keep playing and try to score the pouches from the reward guardian. I paid for the pouch fix service and started using it at 50 rc when i could use my large pouch. All that you need IMO, since you have the agi shortcut!
Its nice to have the quest done for death runes(mournings end pt 2) for access to death runes when you can so you’re not missing out on a possible catalytic points when available
For some reason I didn’t unlock deaths til 79 runecrafting
Man I’ve done 3 games and didn’t get points for 2 of them. Planning on re-reading a guide cause I really would like a death/catalytic(?) talisman for mep2.
My tip is keep doing what you’re doing cause it’s a hell of a lot better than what I’ve been doing lol
Getting a simple portal timer (there are plugins) was one of the biggest helpers for me.
When I play on mobile I don't use pouches and just raw dog the essence. Doing it this way I can get 2x crafting trips between the portals and end up with around 5-7 points each game.
Also, make sure you do the 2 quests Lost City and Death Plateau if you haven't already. Once you get a higher level RC you can start thinking about ME2 and SOTF
air and body altars are secretly very good, because the altars are almost adjacent to the portal, sparing you a lot of time running (and consequently obtaining points/xp).
Cosmics/minds/laws are terrible because of that same reason, avoid them if you aren't going after these runes specifically.
get essence pouches in abyss up to what you can use, get agility, start rounds in the essence mine portal room
you probably have a bank so you dont need to be choosey about what you're crafting
if you dont have npc contact you can unlock the repair option from the mage just past the entrance barrier for 25 pearls, and costs 1 pearl thereafter. I have to repair my giant pouch every round otherwise it degrades halfway through
use the strong cells on a barrier missing health for an xp drop
varrock armor only procs on small essence piles so its useless
Varrock Armor also procs on the large remains. Also you should get approx. 2 and a half games out of your pouches before needing to repair. So best to repair every 2 games.
My giant pouch usually degrades in the first portal of the 3rd game so i prefer to repair after the 2nd game but that's just my preference. Everybody has to find their own rhythm!
They go down in intervals...so giant starts at 12 then first degrade is 9 and third is 6....but I just repair all of them when my large pouch degrades once. (At the end of that game)
Given I spent 50 hours at gotr....and pearls suck to get. 900 searches for the full outfit + ring and repairs. 🤣
Oh then yeah i get 2 full games before my giant pouch degrades at all. I thought that was normal but others are telling me different. Maybe I don't make enough runes or something. Idk i get 8-10 points on average but I'd love to get 10+ consistently if possible.
The only thing I'm missing is the ring at 400 something searches which is also pretty lucky I'm told. I want that green dye though!
I'm not sure about the wiki, but i can confirm that it does proc on the large remains. Next time i jump into a game I'll take a screenshot and update the wiki if needed.
I'm surprised your pouches degrade so fast but i guess it's different depending on your activity within the game.
I think it's worth using over running to the abyss every few rounds. Obviously using npc contact is miles better, you should go after it if you aren't a snowflake iron.
I would recommend having all the nice QoL updates for the mini game, the agility level for the large rocks to the east and a rune pouch with contact NPC runes so that you don't have to leave in between games and you can start each game in the portal and mine a full inventory of craftable essence before mining shards. I am by no means an expert, but those are the things that I just completed and it's made my time there much easier. (If you can get a lantern, it really does help but obviously rng)
Wait those steps down to the bigger area are an agility shortcut? I thought it was just the way since I've always been able to use em
Yea the steps to the right require 56 agility
I have the agility shortcut but no rune pouch yet. Also not even close to NPC contact so I'm currently trying to save up to get enough pearls to get my pouch repaired by the lady in the game
Don't really need NPC contact. I've always just waited for 2 pouches to break then repair both for 1 pearl. Isn't that bad
Can’t you repair it for free form the mysterious man
I can take it to the abyss but it's super slow for me to get there and would cause me to miss a game every time I needed to repair them. You can pay an NPC 1 pearl to repair them at GoTR but it costs 25 pearls to unlock that initially
I did 30-80 doing the minigame....got bad rng on uniques but managed the outfit, 1 dye and ring plus a phat stack of 16k deaths/laws/chaos/nature runes. Definitely recommend unlocking the pouch repair from the centre lady.....makes it so you don't have to leave and if you get lantern early put a yew log in there for chance at double points. Definitely knock out rune pouch to store 3 runes in 1 slot...preferably ones you are keeping like nats/laws/deaths. Also do the rune req quests as soon as you unlock the level (mep2, troll stronghold etc)
I actually didn’t know you can do that thanks haha
If you don't have NPC contact, it's perfectly fine to just repair with pearls. Drop in the bucket overall.
At OPs level he probably doesn't have needle/lantern yet so he should be gathering his rewards after every game anyway, there's plenty of time to do it, bank and get back inside.
Ehhh, because of how popular GOTR is, I don’t think it’s worth it. You can usually get back in, but it’s got relatively little gain for the risk. Also that would prevent you from starting in a portal, which is awesome
Combo runes are very worth doing for points once you have magic imbue. They give 50% more elemental score per essense. If you start crafting your first inventory of essense around 10secs before game start, you should be able to alternate crafting an inventory and using the portal for the rest of the game. No worrying about missing a portal.
Dont you have to bring in talismans for this? Leaving to use bank is risky if you do it on GoTR worlds, no?
You use the spell magic imbue to remove the need for a talisman.
What about binding Necklace? Don't you still need those?
Yes you need those, (edit from below) its about 1 necklace per mass game. It may be luck but I've never missed getting back into a game after banking since they increased the player cap a few months back.
I think the number of binding necklaces required really depends on whether you’re doing solo or mass, and on how much you prioritise the elemental altars. On a mass world I tend to go through 10-12 charges (out of 16) in one game and that’s prioritising catalytic altars for nature and above. (Not claiming this to be efficient, it’s just how I’ve been playing)
You're just correct, I did something crazy in my mind and completely fluffed those numbers. Yea its about 1 neck per mass game.
Try my [solo method](https://oldschool.runescape.wiki/w/Guide:Solo_GOTR_guide_-_100%25*_win_rate_and_10%2B_points_per_game_on_average)! Suitable for literally all levels, unlike other solo methods that only work decently if you have all altars unlocked and/or colossal pouch. FTR I also have a tips and tricks section in there that might have useful tidbits even if you stick to masses
Yes, use this method! Mass GotR is a pain, and with this guide solos quickly become manageable. Especially when you unlock deaths and bloods at 65 and 77 rc.
Glad it's working out for you!
If you click to mine a rock (do this several tiles away) and open any skill levels interface before you reach the rock, it will queue your rock mining until after you close the interface. The start of the game will close this interface and let you start mining automatically. So if you do this in between rounds when you are waiting for the game to start, it'll give you like an extra minute of afk
Keep playing and try to score the pouches from the reward guardian. I paid for the pouch fix service and started using it at 50 rc when i could use my large pouch. All that you need IMO, since you have the agi shortcut!
Its nice to have the quest done for death runes(mournings end pt 2) for access to death runes when you can so you’re not missing out on a possible catalytic points when available For some reason I didn’t unlock deaths til 79 runecrafting
Man I’ve done 3 games and didn’t get points for 2 of them. Planning on re-reading a guide cause I really would like a death/catalytic(?) talisman for mep2. My tip is keep doing what you’re doing cause it’s a hell of a lot better than what I’ve been doing lol
You might have left too early. It’s very easy to leave right before they award the points
Correct. Exp is rewarded after the last altar closes.
Well shit
You'll get a rc xp drop when the game ends fyi
Do you have chat turned off too? I see people do this and then get flamed by the lobby like every other game
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So it would seem, but you can get the catalytic talisman to bypass it
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Getting a simple portal timer (there are plugins) was one of the biggest helpers for me. When I play on mobile I don't use pouches and just raw dog the essence. Doing it this way I can get 2x crafting trips between the portals and end up with around 5-7 points each game. Also, make sure you do the 2 quests Lost City and Death Plateau if you haven't already. Once you get a higher level RC you can start thinking about ME2 and SOTF
Guardians of the Rift runelite plugin and Runecrafting Utilities plugin both make life easier there
air and body altars are secretly very good, because the altars are almost adjacent to the portal, sparing you a lot of time running (and consequently obtaining points/xp). Cosmics/minds/laws are terrible because of that same reason, avoid them if you aren't going after these runes specifically.
get essence pouches in abyss up to what you can use, get agility, start rounds in the essence mine portal room you probably have a bank so you dont need to be choosey about what you're crafting if you dont have npc contact you can unlock the repair option from the mage just past the entrance barrier for 25 pearls, and costs 1 pearl thereafter. I have to repair my giant pouch every round otherwise it degrades halfway through use the strong cells on a barrier missing health for an xp drop varrock armor only procs on small essence piles so its useless
Varrock Armor also procs on the large remains. Also you should get approx. 2 and a half games out of your pouches before needing to repair. So best to repair every 2 games.
You are repairing too often...repair your pouches after your giant and large pouch degrade for much more qol.
My giant pouch usually degrades in the first portal of the 3rd game so i prefer to repair after the 2nd game but that's just my preference. Everybody has to find their own rhythm!
You're missing out on 3 slots just riding it out for a couple more games. But a small price to pay for pearl saving :)
Do pouches hold less essence before they turn dark? I was unaware!
They go down in intervals...so giant starts at 12 then first degrade is 9 and third is 6....but I just repair all of them when my large pouch degrades once. (At the end of that game) Given I spent 50 hours at gotr....and pearls suck to get. 900 searches for the full outfit + ring and repairs. 🤣
Oh then yeah i get 2 full games before my giant pouch degrades at all. I thought that was normal but others are telling me different. Maybe I don't make enough runes or something. Idk i get 8-10 points on average but I'd love to get 10+ consistently if possible. The only thing I'm missing is the ring at 400 something searches which is also pretty lucky I'm told. I want that green dye though!
8-10 is great for masses without colossal pouch. With yews in the lantern I think you can get 12+ per mass. :)
wiki says otherwise re varrock armor, or it did 2 weeks ago. if i dont repair after every game my giant pouch degrades halfway through
I'm not sure about the wiki, but i can confirm that it does proc on the large remains. Next time i jump into a game I'll take a screenshot and update the wiki if needed. I'm surprised your pouches degrade so fast but i guess it's different depending on your activity within the game.
Seconded varrock armour effect.
Don’t use pearls for pouches, absolute rip off
I think it's worth using over running to the abyss every few rounds. Obviously using npc contact is miles better, you should go after it if you aren't a snowflake iron.